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Alain Chabat

Acting

Born November 24, 1958 · Oran, Oranie, Algérie

Also known as Les Nuls

Biography

Alain Chabat (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ ʃaba]; born 24 November 1958) is a French actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, producer and television presenter. Originally known for his work in the comedy group Les Nuls, including as the co-writer and lead actor of La Cité de la peur (1994), he later co-created and hosted the Burger Quiz game show, which became the most watched entertainment show in the history of French television. Chabat has also become a notable filmmaker of his own, typically both writing and starring in the movies he directed, which include cult comedy films such as Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002), RRRrrrr!!! (2004) and Houba! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012). He appeared in French Twist (1995), The Taste of Others (2000), Happily Ever After (2004), The Science of Sleep (2006), as well as briefly in the television series Kaamelott (2005). Additionally, he voiced the title character in the French dubbing of the Shrek franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alain Chabat, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • César AwardBest Supporting Actor · 2025
  • Jameson People's Choice AwardBest Actor · 2002 · nominated

Filmography30 titles

Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight

2025as Astérix (voice)

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

2002as Jules César

Reality

2014as Jason

Babies

2010Producer, Screenplay

The Science of Sleep

2006as Guy

Little Nicholas - Happy as Can Be

2022as Goscinny (voice)

Astérix: The Mansions of the Gods

2014as Senator Prospectus (voice)

Keep an Eye Out

2018as The victim's cry (voice)

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

2017as Bob the Pirate

Ice Age: Continental Drift

2012as Silas (voice)

I Do: How to Get Married and Stay Single

2006as Luis Costa

Santa & Cie

2017as Santa

RRRrrrr!!!

2004as Pierre (le Guérissologue)

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009as Napoleon Bonaparte

Mood Indigo

2013as Jules Gouffé

A Thousand Words

2012as Christian Leger de la Touffe

War of the Buttons

2011as Maître Labru

Little Nicholas

2009Dialogue

Papa

2005as Papa

Didier

1997as Didier

French Twist

1995as Laurent Lafaye

Smoking Causes Coughing

2022as Chef Didier (voice)

Incredible But True

2022as Alain

Les gamins

2013as Gilbert

Happily Ever After

2004as Georges

Baby Blood

1990as Passant cinéma

HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami

2012as Dan Geraldo

Chouchou

2003as Stanislas de la Tour-Maubourg

Daddy Cool

2008as Norbert, le SDF

Together Is Too Much

2010Producer